French & Indian War
Proclamation of 1763
British Policies & Reactions
From Neglect to Conflict
Revolution & Independence
100
What two sides fought in the French and Indian War?
The French and Native Americans vs. the British and colonists
100
What rule did the Proclamation of 1763 create?
It banned colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains 
100
What was the Sugar Act?
A tax on sugar and molasses
100
What does it mean that the colonists were under "Salutary Neglect"?
When Britain allowed the colonies to govern themselves with little to no interference
100
When did the American Revolution begin? (When were the first battles)
1775
200
What was the main cause of the French and Indian War?
The Ohio River Valley
200
What event was the Proclamation of 1763 created after?
The French and Indian War
200
The Stamp Act required colonists to pay for stamps for what items?
Newspapers and legal documents
200
Why did Britain decide to end salutary neglect for the colonists? (2 answers)
To raise money and reassert control after the war
200
Colonists had to train _______________________ in order to build their militia
minute men
300
What did Britain gain from the war?
Control over French land/territory and land West of the Appalachian
Mountains
300
Britain created the proclamation in order to ____________________ Native land and ____________________ the colonists.
protect ; control
300
What is the name of political group that worked as activists to advocate for colonists' rights, and fight back on British taxes?
Sons of Liberty
300
What event, which was an early example of activism, happened in response to the end of salutary neglect and the new british policies?
The Boston Tea Party
300
Britain had big disadvantages during the war, name one.
Far from home
Unfamiliar with the land
Hard to communicate and coordinate across the ocean
Fighting a population that mostly wanted independence
400
How did this war lead to later conflict between Britain and the colonies?
Britain taxed colonists more in order to get out of debt, and created the Proclamation of 1763 to protect Native land
400
Colonists were ____________ about the proclamation, and many chose to _________________ it.
angry ; ignore
400
What phrase became popularized in response to the British policies enforced after the French and Indian War?
"No taxation without representation!"
400
Rather than Britain compromising with the colonists after The Boston Tea Party, the parliament responded with the _________________ acts, as punishment.
Intolerable
400
What are the three unalienale rights listed in the declaration?
1. Life
2. Liberty
3. Pursuit of Happiness
500
What treaty ended the war?
Treaty of Paris (1763)
500
What natural geographic feature acted as the Proclamation Line of 1763?
The Appalachian Mountains
500
What were the three Intolerable Acts discussed in class?
1. Boston's port was closed until fines were paid off
2. Colonists weren't allowed imports or exports
3. The Quartering Act
500
How did the end of salutary neglect lead to the American Revolution?
They united colonists against British authority
500
What are two important main ideas from the Declaration of Independence?
Our natural rights and when to overthrow a tryannical government